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Ron Artest finally got to experience what it's like to be on the same team when Kobe Bryant finishes off a win. Bryant scored 31 points including the go-ahead jumper in overtime as the Los Angeles Lakers got tested in their first road game of the season, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-98 on Tuesday night. Bryant connected on a turnaround jumper from the left side with 2:29 to play to give the defending NBA champions a 99-97 lead and then hit two free throws with 18 seconds remaining to push the lead to three.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Tue 11/3	OKC	LAL 101-98
Sun 11/22	LAL	LAL 101-85
Date	Home	Time (ET)
Tue 12/22	LAL	10:30 pm
Fri 3/26	OKC	8:00 pm

Game Stats

Lakers (3-1) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts K Bryant, G 46 6 4 5 31 A Bynum, C 49 10 3 5 22 R Artest, F 47 3 6 2 20 L Odom, F 43 8 2 4 13 D Fisher, G 35 4 2 4 9 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J Powell 13 0 0 0 4 S Vujacic 7 1 0 0 2 S Brown 10 2 0 2 0 J Farmar 8 1 1 2 0 L Walton 6 1 1 2 0 D Mbenga 2 0 0 1 0 A Morrison 0 0 0 0 0 P Gasol 0 0 0 0 0

Thunder (2-2) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts K Durant, F 45 4 5 1 28 J Green, F 45 5 3 4 18 T Sefolosha, G 36 4 1 3 12 R Westbrook, G 34 6 7 3 12 N Krstic, C 18 1 0 3 6 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts E Thomas 35 11 0 4 9 J Harden 17 1 3 2 9 K Ollie 19 2 4 1 4 N Collison 16 3 0 2 0 S Ibaka 0 0 0 0 0 S Livingston 0 0 0 0 0 D White 0 0 0 0 0 R Bowen 0 0 0 0 0 B Mullens 0 0 0 0 0 K Weaver 0 0 0 0 0

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Injury Report

Lakers Date Player Injury 11/16 L Walton, SF Pinched nerve in back - out 6-8 weeks

Thunder Date Player Injury 11/29 N Krstic, FC Sore left Achilles' tendon 11/17 S Livingston, PG Left knee surgery - out 3-4 weeks

Player News

Lakers Kobe Bryant (LAL) News: Bryant nearly recorded a triple double Sunday, finishing with 30 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in 29 minutes against the Nets.  (STATS - Mon. Nov 30, 2009) Pau Gasol (LAL) News: Gasol had 20 points and nine rebounds in the Lakers' win over the Nets on Sunday.  (STATS - Mon. Nov 30, 2009) Pau Gasol (LAL) News: Pau Gasol came to within one rebound of his third straight double-double on Sunday night, scoring 20 points to go along with nine rebounds, as the Lakers crushed the Nets 106-87 at home.  (Fanball - Mon. Nov 30, 2009)

Thunder Nenad Krstic (OKC) News: Krstic did not play Sunday because of a sore Achilles tendon on his left foot.  (STATS - Mon. Nov 30, 2009) Russell Westbrook (OKC) News: Russell Westbrook scored 20 for the second straight game, but Oklahoma City lost for the first time in three, falling 100-91 to the Rockets.   (Fanball - Sun. Nov 29, 2009) Kevin Durant (OKC) News: Kevin Durant had another monster game Sunday, scoring 25 points while grabbing nine rebounds, but Oklahoma City lost for the first time since last Sunday, falling 100-91 to the undermanned Rockets.   (Fanball - Sun. Nov 29, 2009)